Indonesia to enhance construction standards to mitigate earthquake risks
The Indonesian government plans to strengthen domestic housing construction standards to mitigate the impact of potential ...
Indonesia To Tighten Housing Construction Standards To Mitigate Earthquake Risks
( MENAFN - IANS) Jakarta, Jan 8 (IANS) The Indonesian government is planning to tighten housing construction standards ...
20 Years Later: Remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (Photos)
On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In the aftermath of the quake, a massive tsunami was triggered, sending waves ...
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20 years later: A look at the deadliest disaster to strike Earth in modern history
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook the seafloor off Indonesia, sending a 100-foot wall of water to ...
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that impacted ...
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20 years later: Remembering the world's deadliest tsunami
Commemorating 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest in history, and its enduring legacy.
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20 years later: A look at the deadliest disaster to strike Earth in modern history
Tens of thousands of people have been killed in Indonesia's northern Sumatra island after a massive undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami December 26, 2004. (Photo by Getty Images) In the years ...
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Some people on Indonesia’s Simeulue island relied on folklore to escape the 2004 tsunami
The majority of deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were in Indonesia. But the island of Simeulue was largely spared. Researchers say this was partly due to folklore passed down through the ...
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LIVE: Thailand marks 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
A 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggering a tsunami ...
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On Simeulue island in Indonesia, folk knowledge helped people escape 2004 tsunami
Nearly a quarter of a million people died from the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004; the majority of deaths were in Indonesia. But one island, off the coast of the hardest-hit province in ...
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Lori Dengler | Remembering the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years later
The tsunami science world was small and mostly under the radar of mainstream media. There was plenty of interesting work ...